HR 254 · 108th Congress · International Affairs

To authorize the President of the United States to agree to certain amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States concerning the establishment of a Border Environment Cooperation Commission and a North American Development Bank, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2003-01-08· Sponsored by Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-215.(2004-04-05)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2004-03-25
Roll #87
Yea 377Nay 48
Democrats
200 Yea·1 Nay
Republicans
176 Yea·47 Nay
PassedHouse · 2004-03-25
Roll #87
Yea 377Nay 48
Democrats
200 Yea·1 Nay
Republicans
176 Yea·47 Nay

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to authorize the President to agree to amendments to the Border Environment Cooperation Agreement (the November 1993 Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States Concerning the Establishment of a Border Environment Cooperation Commission and a North American Development Bank) that: (1) enable the North American Development Bank to make grants and non-market rate loans out of its paid-in capital resources with the approval of its Board of Directors for qualified water conservation projects; and (2) amend the definition of "border region" as it relates to such projects to include specified areas in the United States and Mexico that are within a certain distance of the international boundary between the two countries. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) water conservation projects are eligible for funding from the Bank under the Cooperation Agreement; and (2) the Board of Directors of the Bank should support qualified water conservation projects which can assist Texas irrigators and agricultural producers in the lower Rio Grande River Valley, incl…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 254, A bill to authorize the President of the United States to agree to certain amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Govermment of the United Mexican States concerning the establishment

Feb 24, 2003

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on February 13, 2003</p>

Full CBO report ↗

H.R. 254, A bill to authorize the President of the United States to agree to certain amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Govermment of the United Mexican States concerning the establishment

Feb 24, 2003

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on February 13, 2003

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (11)

7 Democrats4 Republicans